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The interview between Chael Sonnen and Henry Cejudo? Awesome to hear them talk wrestling. What really stood out to me is when they bring up Gable Steveson and a 'rumor' that he's going to finish the year (presumably undefeated, with an NCAA title) and leave Minne for MMA.

Has there been any discussion about this? Anyone know if there's any truth to this?

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Honestly, if Gable wins NCAAs in dominant fashion I don't see what else he has to gain by going through that process for 3 more years.

He will already be a NCAA champ and he can start making 6 figures $$$$ in MMA right away. Unless he has some grand goal of winning 4 NCAA titles and a gold medal or whatever (and even if he did he would make diddly squat in terms of cash) the real monetary lure is MMA.

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Honestly, if Gable wins NCAAs in dominant fashion I don't see what else he has to gain by going through that process for 3 more years.

He will already be a NCAA champ and he can start making 6 figures $$$$ in MMA right away. Unless he has some grand goal of winning 4 NCAA titles and a gold medal or whatever (and even if he did he would make diddly squat in terms of cash) the real monetary lure is MMA.

......and when he takes that "one" punch in the temple that causes a brain bleed ..........

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He could easily get slammed (or slam someone else) and sustain a similar injury in wrestling.

Let's not pretend he's picking between MMA and badminton.

Ray Murphy suffered the worst injury I've heard of on the mat. Met him at OSU in the early 80's, he was in a motorized wheelchair on campus at OSU. Really nice guy, he died years ago. Other than Ray I've never heard of any serious injuries on the mat. Yeah, broken bones occasionally, maybe some dislocations but that's about it.

MMA is far worse than wrestling when it comes to injuries. It's not even close.

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Ray Murphy suffered the worst injury I've heard of on the mat. Met him at OSU in the early 80's, he was in a motorized wheelchair on campus at OSU. Really nice guy, he died years ago. Other than Ray I've never heard of any serious injuries on the mat. Yeah, broken bones occasionally, maybe some dislocations but that's about it.

MMA is far worse than wrestling when it comes to injuries. It's not even close.

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Ray Murphy suffered the worst injury I've heard of on the mat. Met him at OSU in the early 80's, he was in a motorized wheelchair on campus at OSU. Really nice guy, he died years ago. Other than Ray I've never heard of any serious injuries on the mat. Yeah, broken bones occasionally, maybe some dislocations but that's about it.

MMA is far worse than wrestling when it comes to injuries. It's not even close.

Haven't there been a bunch of wrestlers who left the sport due to repeated concussions-- an Olympic greco guy for one. Also, haven't many retired with neck injuries?